News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE online training aims to strengthen capacities of youth leaders in North Macedonia to prevent violent extremism
Publishing date: 2 June 2020
Seventeen young men and women from across North Macedonia participated in an online capacity-building training course for youth leaders on preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT). The OSCE Mission to Skopje organized the course, held from 19 May to 2 June 2020, with technical support provided by the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department. The course builds on a module delivered in February...
OSCE provides expert support in media digitalization in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 2 June 2020
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized a two-day online presentation of expert recommendations for the digital transformation of print media in Turkmenistan, which started 2 June 2020.
OSCE Presence in Albania holds activities in support of Master’s Programme in Criminology establishment at Law Faculty in Tirana
Publishing date: 2 June 2020
On 28 and 29 May 2020 in Tirana, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Law Faculty at the University of Tirana, organized a workshop with the academic staff of the new Master Programme in Criminology, aimed to improve capacities of professionals, academics and policy-makers to identify root causes of crime...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned about violence against journalists covering protests in USA, calls for protection of journalists
Publishing date: 1 June 2020
VIENNA, 1 June 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today regarding the wave of violence against journalists covering protests across the United States of America in recent days...
OSCE-supported report on civil society monitoring of children’s rights protection presented in Kyiv
Publishing date: 1 June 2020
A vast majority of Ukrainian civil and administrative court cases concerning the interests of a minor are being examined without involving the minor in question. This is one of the key findings of monitoring and research conducted by civil society on the initiative of Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. The research was supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates IT equipment to Una Sana Canton Ministry of Education
Publishing date: 1 June 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as part of its wider initiative to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in its pandemic response, on 1 June 2020 in Bihac, provided IT equipment for the Una Sana Canton Ministry of Education...
OSCE helps Albania’s anti-trafficking officials develop first simulation training
Publishing date: 29 May 2020
Preparations for the first ever Albanian anti-trafficking simulation-based training started at an online meeting on 29 May 2020. The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking presented Albania’s group of experts that will design the specific training for Albania with the methodology of this flagship OSCE approach to capacity-building in this field...